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Furious ticket holders were told by police they could face waits of up to three hours to get into the park, while those who turned up hoping to pay at the door were turned away.

Dozens of disgruntled attendees attempted to force their way into the arena by climbing over security fences while teenagers "fainted" in the heat while standing in queues that snaked for miles around the site.

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Glasgow Pride organisers released a statement, sending out an apology and promising to fix issues by tomorrow, the second day of the event.

They said: "The interest in Pride Glasgow today has far exceeded our expectations, our parade had over 12,000 march, the largest number in our history.

"Glasgow Pride apologises unreservedly to those people who purchased tickets and were unable to enter the site.

"A number of media sites have covered how some revellers have been able to breech the security fence, we are working with out security team to stop any further breeches and ensure everyone who wants to has a safe Pride."

One frustrated parent, who asked not to be named, told us his 15-year-old daughter and three pals have been forced to wait outside the park for more than three hours, despite purchasing their tickets last week.

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He said: "It's descended chaos, we dropped them off at 1pm and they were still standing there at 4.00pm.

"My daughter bought the tickets last week so you would assume there would be no trouble getting into the park.

"They've oversold this event.

"This is totally unacceptable for an event of this scale, especially when you have teenagers there, fainting in the heat as they queue for hours.

"My daughter's pals came through from Dumfries for this and loads of people have come from across the country, I am livid."

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Pride Glasgow took place at Glasgow Green last year but was moved to the west end for 2018.

Earlier today First Minister Nicola Sturgeon led thousands of marchers from the city centre to Kelvingrove in parade as Pride Glasgow kicked off.

The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and interest (LGBTI) parade is the biggest in Scotland, and Ms Sturgeon is the first serving prime minister or first minister in the UK to march at a pride event.

Today GBX, The Sundaes, Lasgo V Ian Van Dahl and Tom Urie take to the stage and tomorrow Steps and Mel C will perform.